NICK: WITH EVERY BOX THEY PACK 4 JOHNSTON SENIORS ARE PROVIDING HOPE FOR A PROM. CADEN STECK, CAL KILLIAN, AUSTIN NANKE, AND PARKER SHUPE ARE SELLING IOWA WAVE T-SHIRTS AND COLLECTING DONATIONS THROUGH GOFUNDME TO FUND A FUN NIGHT. BUT ALSO GIVE CHILDREN IN IOWA CITY SOME MUCH-NEEDED SUPPOR >> WE ALL WANTED A WAY COULD DO THIS, AND WHY NOT BENEFIT AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WHILE WE ARE DOING IT. NICK THE GROUP’S GOAL IS $30,000. $15,000 IS NEEDED TO FUND THE PROM. THE OTHER HALF WILL GO TO THE HOSPITAL. SO FAR THEY’VE RAISED ABOUT AND $4000. IF THEY COME UP SHORT, MIGHT AS WELL GIVE THEM ALL THE MONEY. WES LITTLE AND ROBERT KILLIAN CAL’S FATHER PROVIDED THE T-SHIRTS THROUGH TAILGATING SPECIALTIES IN GRIMES BUT WONT TAKE A DIME FROM THE PROCEEDS. >> I REALLY PROUD OF HOW HARD AM THEY ARE WORKING. THEY ARE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF EVERYTHING THEY ARE DOING, AND DOING IT FOR REALLY GOOD CAUSE. NICK: AND STARTING TUESDAY BOXES OF TSHIRTS WILL BE DONATED TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND WORKERS DES MOINES AND I JUST SO WE CAN . >> JUST SO WE CAN THANK THEM FOR THEIR BRAVERY, ESPECIALLY THE NURSES. KIDS CAN ONLY SEE ONE PERSON A DAY, WANT TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING GOOD. >> THIS GROUP OF SENIORS SPENDS HOURS A DAY PACKING BOXES AND REACHING OUT FOR DONATIONS, THEY WON’T STOP UNTIL THEY CAN POSE FOR PICTUR

A group of Johnston High School students are trying to save their prom while helping kids at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.With every box of shirts they pack, Johnston seniors Caden Steck, Cal Killian, Austin Nanke, and Parker Shupe are providing hope for a prom, which was canceled on April 2.The teens are selling Iowa Wave T-shirts and collecting donations through a GoFundMe page to fund prom and give much needed hope to the children’s hospital.“We all wanted a way where we could do this, and why not benefit kids at a children’s hospital while doing it?" Nanke said.The group hopes to raise $30,000 and donate $15,000 to the hospital.So far, they have raised about $4,000 and sold approximately 200 shirts.Wes Little and Robert Killian, Cal's father, provided the T-shirts free of charge through Tailgating Specialties in Grimes.“I’m really proud of watching how hard they are working, pushing it out there, taking ownership of everything and doing it for a good cause,” Killian said.Starting Tuesday, boxes of shirts will be donated to hospital patients and workers in Des Moines and Iowa City.Johnston Community School District Communications Director Laura Sprague said the school will try to hold a prom by the end of the school year if it is safe to bring together a large group of people.The seniors said Johnston's original prom theme was 'superhero,' but that may change if prom is held at a later date.

JOHNSTON, Iowa —

A group of Johnston High School students are trying to save their prom while helping kids at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital.

With every box of shirts they pack, Johnston seniors Caden Steck, Cal Killian, Austin Nanke, and Parker Shupe are providing hope for a prom, which was canceled on April 2.